I will reply to myself. We’re home from our trip. Atlanta is a fun, vibrant albeit hot/humid city in June. We had a delicious time. As several posters noted, the traffic is fierce in downtown so we left the car parked when possible. A half block walk from our hotel was ‘Ray’s in the City’ that an Atlanta-dwelling friend recommended. Specializing in fish/seafood, Ray’s was a “find”. There were four of us and we found we often ordered by twos - that is, two of us choosing the same entree.
Full disclosure: I have never eaten in the same restaurant several nights in a row. Never. This changed with Ray’s. We had several consecutive meals there and enjoyed each more than the previous meal. An unlikely pairing of fish with a horseradish crust turned out to be a favorite, ditto for the scallops with crab & lobster risotto. We drank draft beers (the wine list, while extensive, was pricey) with our meals. Great staff is a “plus”.
I usually eschew desserts but made an exception for the praline basket … addictive!
Another enjoyable meal was at a pub “Six Feet Under”, aptly named for its location across the street from a large cemetery. Again, fish starred. There were six of us at table and everyone ordered something different. There were big smiles around the table at first bite. I don’t often see hard cider on menus but it paired perfectly with great fish & chips. The crabcakes received raves as did some of the chile poppers. (I didn’t ask why they were called “mouse toes” and probably don’t want to know the answer.)
